Full Name
Ian M Spencer
Years of Experience:
22
Nationality:
British
Profession:
Planner
Age: 57
Position:
Senior Planner
Specialisation:
Vast and varied experience consisting of offshore, oil and gas, petrochemical, public procurement and ITN (OJEU – ITN and PQ documentation), transport and highways, bio-ethanol plant and advanced wound management new build and regulatory infrastructure. Skilled in the use of the following planning tools: Microsoft Project, Primavera P3, Primavera P6, Microsoft Office, Open Plan, and competent in Power Project and Tilos. Also has experience in the water, utilities, petrochemical, instrumentation / electrical, property and rail industries.
Key Experience:
22 years as a Planning Engineer, during which time he has held various roles including Senior Cost and Planning Controller, Planning Engineer for East Coast Mainline and Railtrack’s Planning Engineer for the Sunderland Direct.
Detailed Experience:
July 2010 – present
Fife Council
Producing evidence and reporting on Extension of Time to contract (Clause 14 programme), for the Dunfermline Flood Prevention Scheme from previously issued historical data, to Fife Council. Producing a Level 3 Programme of the main contractors programme and correspondence and the forensic investigation into cause of delays.
July 2010 – present
Luton Borough Council
Report on NEC (5th) contract Clause 31 & 32 programme(s) for client. Design and build of new Luton to Dunstable Busway, including structures. Producing a Level 2 on the current issued integrated schedule, and issuing recommendation to Client on the condition and acceptability of schedule(s).
Apr 2010 – Feb 2011
Kirkleatham Development, Egdon Resources UK Ltd
Monitor EPCM contract programme for client. Design and build of new gas pipeline development at Wilton. Producing and reporting on an integrated schedule, consisting of EPCM contract schedule and external milestones, authorisations and consents.
Nov 2009 – present
Scottish Water
Planning Engineer, creating and updating monthly the cost and schedule programme for Daldowie Metropolitan Glasgow Strategic Drainage Partnership (MGSDP) scheme, periodically producing the cost and schedule earned value to the programme and the schedule and cost performance indexes.
Oct 2008 - July 2010
Sunderland City Council
Programme Scheduler for Sunderland Strategic Transport Corridor (SSTC). Creating, updating and monitoring SSTC programme schedule, covering project management through to construction. Includes the following phases: communications, planning approvals, compulsory purchase orders, business case, preliminary and detail bridge and highways design and procurement phase (OJEU / ITN etc).
Aug 2008 – Nov 2009
Ensus Ltd
Senior Planning Engineer on a bio-ethanol plant at Wilton. Client’s agent, monitoring the prime contractor’s (Simon Carves) programme against the actual construction progress for financial and schedule reporting to backers for the confidence in achieving completion dates. Monitoring both the construction target dates close-out and commissioning programme to completion. Reporting on status of programme throughout Implementation.
Apr 2008 – Nov 2009
Nexus Ltd
Senior Planning Engineer on the Metro re-invigoration – delivering the strategic master programme to Nexus Asset Management, for delivery of Invitation to Tender documentation through to procurement, OJEU, BAFO, tender process and mobilisation. Covering the concession agreement, ITN documentation through to procurement ITN, tender evaluation and Department for Transport submissions plus gateway reviews.
Jan 2008 – Aug 2008
Marlow Foods Ltd
Senior Planning Engineer on Project Jigsaw - producing the project control programmes for the additional process and effluent build to existing manufacture. Reviewing both project management and contractors, for design, tender and procurement delivery through to construction and commission and handover phases. Planning Manager for shutdown outage, build and progress of activities.
Sept 2007 – Aug 2008
Smith & Nephew Ltd
Senior Planning Engineer for the master programme for new build of a wound management facility in China, plus the relocation of equipment from Florida, USA. Working for company Supply Chain Manager and Managing Director, creating logistical programme of facility build, regulatory / compliance, legal and PR, SAP systems, IS systems, finance, HR, recruitment and engineering management. Liaison with UK / USA and China.
Jan 2007 – Aug 2008
Highways Agency
Senior Planning Engineer on the A1 Dishforth to Barton Improvement – Highways Agency’s Employers Agent, reviewing joint ventures programme, for design Submittals, timely progress and earned value management plus construction. Also carried out HARM risk analysis.
Highways Agency
A66 Long Newton GSJ – reviewing implementation programme, to determine actual and earned progress against plan.
Nov 2005 – Jan 2007
Thames Water Utilities Ltd
Senior Cost and Planning Engineer on scheme project programmes (cost and schedule) producing network (North) waste water sewer flooding recovery and sewer crossing projects. Responsible for monthly budget and forecasting updates of schemes from cost management systems, providing training to Thames Water personnel in planning procedures. Additionally, responsible for the monitoring and updating of Business Critical 8 projects, responsible to Principle Project Manager, and sewer flooding programme, assisting in new planning procedures and builds.
May 2005 – Nov 2005
Telford College, Edinburgh
Senior Planning Engineer reviewing and monitoring exterior’s completion programme for client. Reporting on shortfalls and slippage details. Power Project was the planning tool used.
Oct 2003 – May 2005
Network Rail, York
Senior Planning Engineer producing scheme project programmes in Primavera P3e and P3 for LNE on level crossings and lineside structures. Budget programmes for both yearly and 10 yearly look aheads. Regular progressing and forecasting of programme schedules and costs, reviewing schedule slippage and budget cost against cost to completion using cost of work done monthly figures.
Feb 2002 – Oct 2003
Atkins Transport Solutions
Planning Engineer, responsible to Transport Managers and Engineers, producing various Highways Agency and local council scheme programmes (design and procedural). Producing risk management analysis for Highways Agency programmes in Microsoft Project and H.A.R.M (Highway Agency Risk Management).
Apr 2001 – Feb 2002
Railtrack
Planning Engineer, working for Railtrack (Sunderland Direct), reporting to Programme Controls Manager. Producing an integrated project programme in Primavera P3. Assisting both Jarvis and team telecoms programming. Developing key equipment procurement schedules, interfacing with key suppliers and expediting procedures and processes.
Nov 2000 – Apr 2001
GlaxoSmithKline
Planning Engineer. A member of the Strategic Master Plan Research and Development team, producing a baseline programme for the GSK merger at Harlow. Collecting and compiling raw data from the US and EU for presenting to the group.
Jun 2000 – Nov 2000
ABB Automation Ltd, Stevenage
Planning Engineer producing ‘software’ project programme for a pharmaceutical process build, details of which include design, module build, test specifications and module testing.
1999 – 2000
Dietsman Morgan Moore Engineering
Planning Engineer producing contract project programmes and plans for electrical and instrumentation installation work, including build design stages (office and power generation, site locations.) Producing progress reports, S-curves, E.V and tracking systems. Software used included Microsoft Project and Primavera P3.
1997 – 1998
ICI Acrylics, Cassel Works, Billingham
Planning Engineer, reviewing shortfalls of maintenance and shutdown (outages) planning systems, and implementing new and improved planning and management control systems. Presenting new planning systems to Managers and Engineers through the chairing of progress / change meetings.
1989 – 1996
Shell UK Exploration and Production
Offshore Fulmar Alpha Offshore Planning Engineer accountable to the Offshore Installation Manager for producing, maintaining and operating seven and 14 day plans, using Artemis 6000 and 7000. Responsible for budget planning, daily P.o.B. planning and monitoring.